Beastieball News

This past weekend there was a BIGMOON BASH, where Beasties got fired up to play and coaches around the world could challenge each other for a limited time!

This was our first open Bash since the last massive balance patch. Lots of Beasties were buffed or nerfed or both! And new game mechanics hit the scene, most notably Double Block. Let's see how things shook up this time around, starting with the lineup of top-scoring players!

[h2]👑 Top-Scoring Players[/h2]

1. Zonk (The Violet Enigmas) | Bash Score: 2888
2. Darc Tech (The Arcane Robots) | Bash Score: 2872
3. Bolimar (The Crimson Angels) | Bash Score: 2864
4. Boolerex (The Big Flowers) | Bash Score: 2848
5. Juninha (The Mythic Hearts) | Bash Score: 2836
6. Dino (The Unlimited Tides) | Bash Score: 2832
7. Robin (The Nightmares) | Bash Score: 2800
8. Phoenix (The Flaming Birds) | Bash Score: 2776
9. Igor (The Rutile Artists) | Bash Score: 2740
10. AirMan121 (The Bugs) | Bash Score: 2728
11. Wave (The Stellar Tides) | Bash Score: 2724
12. Arc Tech (The Arcane Machines) | Bash Score: 2720
13. Kyyg (The Wacky Worms) | Bash Score: 2684
14. • Zero (The Rutile Rookies) | Bash Score: 2680
    • Bz (The Golden Enigmas) | Bash Score: 2680
15. N/A
16. WebBowser (The Questing Beasts) | Bash Score: 2676
17. Score (The Jamming Ballers) | Bash Score: 2668
18. • Juninho (The Valiant Storms) | Bash Score: 2648
    • Boris (The Rutile Lights) | Bash Score: 2648
19. N/A
20. Knight (The Newborn Lights) | Bash Score: 2632
21. HP (The Jolly Jokers) | Bash Score: 2596

Congratulations to the top-scoring players!

The median Bash Score this time was 1916.

[h2]📊 Beastie Usage Stats![/h2]
As has become tradition, we've collected a ton of data on Beastie usage during this event and we're happy to share that data with you for further investigation!
[h3]> Check out the STATS here![/h3]

Feels like coming home - a lot of the top-used Beasties are familiar staples at this point like Bongus, Bandicraft, Hopra and Lunaptra. But there are some surprise hits just below that... Fetcham is one of the top-used Beasties, beating out Servace for perhaps the first time! And if you treat each unique combination of Beastie and trait as a separate Beastie (which we typically do for balance analysis), Mistic with the Intangible trait is actually a single most used one, with a surprising bump in popularity since previous Bashes. Perhaps most exciting of all is seeing Trat in the top 10 usage for the first time... the community hero finally has a PvP use case and it's heartwarming to see.

Looking lower on the list and at the top 50% usage, it looks like Magpike, Musselbound, Pladion and Deluja are some of the most slept-on Beasties right now. All of them didn't see a ton of usage in general, but were quite prevalnt on higher-ranked teams.

There's still lots to discover in the new meta - it feels like players are still finding new combinations and strategies every day. We'll be keeping an eye on how things shift in the Bashes to come!

[h2]🙇 Thank you!!![/h2]

Another BIGMOON BASH is beginning soon in Beastieball! During Bigmoon Bashes, coaches can challenge each other in open matchmaking for a limited time.

When: Friday, October 10, 2025 04:00 PST to Sunday, October 12, 2025 04:00 PST
Theme: NONE! All Beasties are allowed!

During the event you'll have a Bash Rank, which will improve based on your performance. After it's over, you'll receive in-game rewards based on your participation, such as Social Battery and Sports Points.

Players of all skill level are invited! All you need to do to participate is to play the game on that day and join the Bash on SportNet! SportNet is typically unlocked within the first 2 hours of your adventure, after beating your first Ranked boss. And if you aren't confident in your own Beastie team, you can use a randomly generated one instead - just go to Team Setup and set "Random Team" as your current team.

[h3]Official Game Rules:[/h3]
First to 2 Points wins
Standard time limit on move selection
No Undos allowed
No duplicate Beastie species allowed
Relationship Combos are disabled
All Beasties are set to Level 50

This weekend we held a BIGMOON BASH featuring teams Dog, Cat and Bird! Coaches had to use one of theme Beasties on their team (Woollie/Fetcham, Servitt/Servace or Rookee/Garood) and their individual results were tallied up to determine which Beastie family would reign supreme. So, who was the Bash Champion this time around?
[h2]🏆 Final Results![/h2]


Team DOGS was the winner! Woollie and Fetcham were able to narrowly win both the popularity contest AND in the on-field sports shenanigans. A most impressive result, to be sure! A hearty congratulations to all players who participated this time- Team Cat and Team Bird were SO close!

Now let's take a look at the coaches who scored highest this time around!
[h2]👑 Top-Scoring Players[/h2]

1. Darc Tech (The Arcane Robots) | Bash Score: 3048
2. Dino (The Sea-faring Cats) | Bash Score: 3044
3. Arc Tech (The Arcane Machines) | Bash Score: 2928
4. Bolimar (The Crimson Angels) | Bash Score: 2876
5. Zonk (The Violet Enigmas) | Bash Score: 2848
   • Matt (The Big Rally) | Bash Score: 2848
6. N/A
7. Charge (The Crimson Kings) | Bash Score: 2804
8. Luci (Phi) (The Holy Demons) | Bash Score: 2768
9. SPeCtator (The Local Aliens) | Bash Score: 2752
10. T0m4s (The Humble Boys) | Bash Score: 2716
11. Erin (The Nefarious Pants) | Bash Score: 2712
12. WebBowser (The Questing Beasts) | Bash Score: 2692
    • Juninha (The Mythic Hearts) | Bash Score: 2692
13. N/A
14. Igor (The Rutile Artists) | Bash Score: 2660
15. Astra (The Tiny Girls) | Bash Score: 2616
16. Loftie (The Whimsical Wings) | Bash Score: 2592
    • Ditto!!! (The Freaky Clowns) | Bash Score: 2592
    • Meekus (The Seaside Flowers) | Bash Score: 2592
17. N/A
18. N/A
19. Juninho (The Valiant Storms) | Bash Score: 2584
20. Vega (The Dancing Dragons) | Bash Score: 2576
21. Luna (The Shining Girls) | Bash Score: 2548

The median Bash Score this time was 1976. It's higher than before, which I think goes to show just how even many of the matchups were this time around - even the most top-ranked coaches took at least a couple losses.

Speaking of; a huge congratulations to Arc Tech, who once again took two spots on the leaderboard, this time claiming 1st place and 3rd! Other coaches will need to step up our game... at this rate, by 2027 we'll just be listing 20 Arc Tech alt accounts for every Bash result...

[h2]📊 Beastie Usage Stats![/h2]
As has become tradition, we've collected a ton of data on Beastie usage during this event and we're happy to share that data with you for further investigation!
[h3]> Check out the STATS here![/h3]

As usual, we'll be taking note of the stats and assessing what needs some rebalancing as we go forward to future balance patches. I intentionally decided to shake the typical schedule up this time by having a silly themed bash just after our most recent huge balance patch; we wanted to showcase some of the cool new animation that just got added, and also give our sicko players more time to experiment and explore the new meta before we do a full-on open bash. At this early stage, every Beastie looks VERY close in power level, presumably because players haven't found the biggest exploits... yet!

The only thing I want to add here... can I even say it? What happened to Riplash?! Last Bash, they were so overused and reviled that we had to ban them from participating. Now that they're legal again, nobody wants to use them anymore? I know we tweaked them a bit, but they're still quite good, you know...

[h2]🙇 Thank you!!![/h2]
It's all the dedicated and creative players who make these events a huge blast to play in every time! And I know exploration of this new balance meta has only just begun. I'm eagerly looking forward to the next Bash!

@Patched 09/16 ^Patched 09/15 *Patched 09/14

This is the 2nd Milestone Update out of 10 planned.

For this update, we focused on wrapping up animation on Beasties found in Amberstone. We also brought a new animator onto the team to help us work through the mountain of work a bit faster - please welcome Manuela Escolar Gonzalez to the team! :)


• Wormask: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Plumask: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Supassum: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Supilero: Animation COMPLETE! *With some minor design modifications
• Woollie: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Fetcham: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Servace: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Garood: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Platypulse: Animation COMPLETE!
  
• Kaleidarn: Animation COMPLETE!
  
  
  The number of Beasties marked as complete has gone from 27 to 37.
  

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• RANK DEFENSE MODE
  • This new challenge mode is unlocked for every player upon completing the main story
    
  • Other players' teams will visit your hometown Beastieball stadium and challenge you every day! Defeat them for glory and for SP!
    
  • Build your own Ranked Team, design their strategy, and enjoy as they challenge other players on their own. You'll passively earn SP anytime they score a win!
    
  
• NEW STORY CONTENT
  • You can now max out your hearts with Riven.
  • A new recurring character has been added: Riley's Dad. He's located in Rutile (along with the cafe/store family business he runs) and has various dialogue/interactions throughout the story.
    
• Environmental improvements
  • Additional environmental details have been added around Rutile and Quartz Canyon
  
• Approx. 50 new unlockable Team Titles added!
  • After you've unlocked bonus Team Titles from post-game challenges, a counter of your total unlocked Team Titles will appear in the Team Title menu
    
• MUSIC UPDATES
  
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  • NEW TRACKS: VS. Rival & VS. Reese
    • These track have been added for certain story encounters
      
    • Players who have already passed their point the story will have the new songs available in Music Setup.
  • The OST is now available on Steam!
  • The new tracks have also been added to the OST on Bandcamp!
  
  
  
  📰 Other News
  BIGMOON BASH: CATS vs DOGS vs BIRDS!
  A Bigmoon Bash is coming next weekend! This one is a contest between cats, dogs and birds. Jump into the game next weekend and challenge coaches around the world to help your favorite Beastie win the Bash!

Another BIGMOON BASH is beginning soon in Beastieball! During Bigmoon Bashes, coaches can challenge each other in open matchmaking for a limited time. During the event you'll have a Bash Rank, which will improve based on your performance. After it's over, you'll receive in-game rewards based on your participation, such as Social Battery and Sports Points.

When: Friday, September 19 @ 4PM PST to Sunday, September 21 @ 4PM PST (equivalent to September 20, 2025 00:00 UTC to September 22, 2025 00:00 UTC) Guild Beasties: Servitt (+Servace), Woollie (+Fetcham), and Rookee (+Garood)!

This Bash will be a contest between Cats (Servace), Dogs (Fetcham) and Birds (Garood)! To compete in the Bash, coaches must have exactly one of these Beasties on their team. Your games will count towards that team's score, and after the Bash a winning Beastie will be crowned! If you aren't confident in your own Beastie team, you can use a randomly generated one instead - just go to Team Setup and set "Random Team" as your current team.

Players of all skill level are invited! All you need to do to participate is to play the game on that day and join the Bash on SportNet! SportNet is typically unlocked within the first 2 hours of your adventure, after beating your first Ranked boss.
[h3]Official Game Rules:[/h3]

• First to 2 Points wins
  
• Standard time limit on move selection
  
• No Undos allowed
  
• No duplicate Beastie species allowed
  
• Relationship Combos are disabled
  
• All Beasties are set to Level 50
  

[h3]Note: Balance Changes are imminent![/h3]
As of this posting, we have experimental balance changes live and available for testing in the game's experimental branch on PC. These changes will migrate to the game's main build as part of our next major Milestone Update on Saturday, September 13 at roughly 8AM PST. Aside from balance changes, that update will include a bunch of new animation and content, so please look forward to it!

If you're dreaming up a new team for this Bash, I recommend you consider the upcoming changes! They are mostly small tweaks and anything you build now will likely work just as well in the next patch, but a few things are changing you may want to take into account, including alterations to common plays such as Dig and modifications to universal game mechanics, most notably Blocking.